Scott London was a regional audit partner at a big-4 firm with 500 people reporting to him. Gary Zeune will interview London about how and why he slid down the slippery slope and violated his duty to himself, his firm, clients, the profession, and, most importantly, his family.

Scott London was a regional audit partner at a big-4 firm with 500 people reporting to him. Gary Zeune will interview London about how and why he slid down the slippery slope and violated his duty to himself, his firm, clients, the profession, and, most importantly, his family.

Specific topics include:

In this ‘no-holds-barred’ one of a kind interview, Zeune asks London to explain….

His background and career track with KPMG

His scheme and how it started

How he got caught

Did he think about his ethics training when passing along insider information?

Did he think he would get caught?

How did he rationalize what he did?

Did he ever think about the impact to KPMG and others, like his family?

What can CPAs learn from his violations?

What are the high risk areas for ethics violations?

Was job burnout a factor?

How could the firm have prevented his scheme?

Why was he put in solitary confinement in prison?

Objectives

After attending London’s interview, you will understand how ethical people do unethical things and what safeguards are available to protect yourself and your firm.